When God Laughs
David spoke of nations noisily assembling against him. They devised plots in vain, as the Kings of the earth prepared for battle. They took council together against the Lord and against his anointed people. “Let us break apart their [divine] bands [of restraint] And cast away their cords [of control] from us” (Psalms 2:3). God’s response to this is laughter and mockery. “It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in” (Isaiah 40:22).
God brings princes to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness. David later said in Psalm 2, that God is ready to give us the nations for our inheritance. God will allow us to possess the ends of the earth. “You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel” (Psalm 2:9). David’s warning was that Kings and rulers of the earth should exercise wisdom. They should serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling. Our God is a great and terrible God, who keeps the covenant of mercy to those who love him and obey his commandments (Nehemiah 1:5).
There is no king like our God, no ruler as strong and mighty as our God. World leaders exercise dominance and threaten to take control. “But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap” (Malachi 3:2). Our weapons are not carnal, but mighty through God to pull down strongholds. We laugh at the empty threats of the enemy. We laugh at his attempts to cause us fear, because we will not be defeated with the Lord on our side. The battle belongs to God, so we will hold our peace and God will fight for us. We will never be defeated with the Lord on our side.
“but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming” (Psalm 37:13).
A.P.-Y.
Published by Anneta Pinto-Young
I am a trained Social Worker who currently provides professional leadership on a programme to support Social Work students and Newly Qualified Social Workers entering the Social Work Profession.
Born and raised in Jamaica in a Christian family where my father is an ordained Pastor and Deacon who has served for over 50 years in the ministry. My father is also a trained musician and our family can be described as a musical family. I grew up in a small farming community in St. Peter’s, St. Andrew and my parents also have a small farm.
I credit my gift of writing to my father who I watched and listened to over the years as he wrote sermons, poems and other recitals in his capacity in ministry. English has always been an easy subject for me and over the years I have developed an increased interest in writing.
I am a Trainer, I sing and have a passion for worship, the spoken word and the free flow of the prophetic anointing. I am married to my best friend Andrew Christopher Young who is an advanced Musician and whose music you can find on YouTube and Facebook. I am a trained Coach and Mentor and I love experimenting with food so I love cooking. I enjoy trying cultural dishes from across the world and I view food as an entry into cultures and languages.
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Published
February 26, 2022
